Browsing by Author "Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo"

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    MIL Cities and MIL Citizens: Informed, Engaged, Empowered by Media and Information Literacy (MIL).
    (Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO, 2022) Grizzle, Alton; Jaakkola, Maarit; Durán-Becerra, Tomás; Arroio, Agnaldo; Audenhove, Leo Van; Ballon, Pieter; Bonami, Beatrice; Brennan, Deborah; Den Broeck, Wendy Van; Browne, Harry; Burton, Patrick; Cabello, Patricio; Ciccone, Michelle; Demeulenaere, Andy; D’Silva, ElsaMarie; Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo; De Gara, Lisa Jane; Hamada, Masatoshi; Helsper, Ellen; Kanchev, Petar; Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel; Le Voci Sayad, Alexandre; Livingstone, Sonia; Muñoz, Estrella Luna; Machuca, Gerardo; Mariën, Ilse; Mauaie, Clara Cacilda; Olonode, Ayodeji; Perović, Jelena; Stoilova, Mariya; Walravens, Nils; Yu, Ssu-Han; Grizzle, Alton; Jaakkola, Maarit; Durán-Becerra, Tomás
    The UNESCO UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) is based on an initiative from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). This Network was created in line with UNESCO’s mission and objectives, as well as the mandate of UNAOC, to serve as a catalyst and facilitator helping to give impetus to innovative projects aimed at reducing polarization among nations and cultures through mutual partnerships. This UNITWIN Network is composed of universities from different geographical areas: Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), University of the West Indies (Jamaica), Cairo University (Egypt), University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), Temple University (USA), Tsinghua University (China), Moulay Ismail University (Morocco), Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (Morocco), University of Guadalajara (Mexico), Western University (Canada), University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Sorbonne Nouvelle University (France), Punjabi University, Patiala (India), University of the South Pacific (Fiji), University of South Africa (South Africa), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Nigeria), Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria), Lagos State University (Nigeria), University of Jors (Nigeria), University of Calabar (Nigeria), Hosei University (Japan), University of Latvia (Latvia), Moscow Pedagogical State University (Russia), Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios UNIMINUTO (Colombia), Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), MICA (India), University of Campinas (Brazil). The main objectives of the Network are to foster collaboration among member universities, to build capacity in each of the countries in order to empower them to advance media and information literacy and intercultural dialogue, and to promote freedom of speech, freedom of information and the free flow of ideas and knowledge. Specific objectives include acting as an observatory for the role of media and information literacy (MIL) in promoting civic participation, democracy and development as well as enhancing intercultural and cooperative research on MIL. The programme also aims at promoting global actions related to MIL and intercultural dialogue. In such a context, a MILID Yearbook series is an important initiative. This MILID Yearbook is a result of a collaboration between UNESCO UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, The Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO (Colombia) and the University of Gothenburg (Sweden).
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    Opportunistic media and information literacy: A case study of the implementation of E-Commerce in the food retail sector in Italy.
    (Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO, 2023) Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo
    Based on a case study conducted in Italy in 2021, this case study examines the process of media and information literacy (MIL) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the transformation of entrepreneurial culture among practitioners. It focuses on the transformation of the food retail sector that occurred during the first and second coronavirus lockdowns in Bra, a city in northwest Italy famous for its food culture. By examining the pattern related to the use of digital resources in the city food retail sector, this study shows that the acquisition of MIL in the spring of 2020 did not lead to a structural change in the local firms’ entrepreneurial culture. Thus, this longitudinal analysis shows an opportunistic approach toward MIL that contextualized it as a resource only for emergencies. Thus, it clarifies the aspects of the entrepreneurial culture that delay deeper implementation and understanding of MIL.
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    Words Are Stones: Countering Hate Speech Among Young Generations in Europe.
    (Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO, 2021) Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo; Grizzle, Alton; Jaakkola, Maarit; Durán-Becerra, Tomás
    While the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) City’s framework highlights the objectives of global social inclusion using digital tools and resources, the phenomenon of online hate speech poses a grave threat. To provide policymakers, professionals, and educators with fresh insight into this phenomenon; this chapter presents the results of the research conducted within the European project “Words are Stones.” Through a campaign of focus groups conducted in eight European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Italy, Romania, and Spain) in 2018; the research highlighted the low level of digital awareness and scarce digital empathy that characterize the use of digital media among young adults. These elements create fertile ground for hate speech. To build functional MIL cities, this chapter advocates for new initiatives that promote full and mature MIL among so-called digital natives, to help: 1) understand the deep interconnection and interaction between online and offline spaces in everyday life, 2) raise awareness on the phenomenon of hate speech, and 3) explain the contributions that MIL stakeholders, such as families, schools, and NGOs, can have in preventing and alleviating hate speech.